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For those of you who have noticed a recent up tick in the racially motivated hate mongering, you are not alone. As fans of the sweet science however, we must not become distracted. Bernard Hopkins has accomplished that which no man has accomplished (no white man, asian man, hispanic, near eastern, black, whatever!!) in the sport of boxing, and that was win a championship at the age of 46. This cannot be tainted by bickering over things like the Calzaghe debacle or identifying nonexistent double standards based on racist tribalism.
This trend is not unique. Black Americans for the long duration of boxing have been the pillars of the sport. More records are held by black Americans, more black Americans occupy the top 10 fighters list, more Black Americans dominate the sport of boxing than any other. This should not be a source of pride among black people, as pride should derive solely from individual accomplishment (or possibly those of family, friends, and nationality). Self-esteem should be internally driven. So those bashing Manny Pacquaio in the spirit of competition, more power to you since that's a different kind of hate. Those bashing him because he isn't Black, shame on you. Honestly, I haven't sensed a lot of that but this post is aimed at being impartial.
Now, to those intimidated by Hopkins' recent exploits, do not worry, it isn't starting some radical revolution so no need to go on a rampage attacking Black people. The fact is that those who do are pathetic low lives with no self esteem. So we have people like "Brutal Honesty" making various threads expressing his hate for Blacks, with surprisingly quite a few supporters. I chalk this up some of the less acculturized, mainly off the boat immigrants who think being racist is a way to fit in in America and also to the low IQed red necks like brutal honesty who don't have a lot of contact with Blacks or where the few they've had were genuinely negative causing them to reinforce the prior prejudice they had and further seclude themselves while spewing the same vitriol on web forums (obviously because it's easier to do than up close and personal).
In summary, yes, African-Americans have made the biggest contributions to boxing. That this would intimidate anyone or ruin their world only means that your self-esteem is based on some racial solidarity and not on your own individual accomplishments, which tells all of us intelligent folk that your real day to day life is pretty darn pathetic.
Congratulations to Bernard Hopkins! -ATG
This trend is not unique. Black Americans for the long duration of boxing have been the pillars of the sport. More records are held by black Americans, more black Americans occupy the top 10 fighters list, more Black Americans dominate the sport of boxing than any other. This should not be a source of pride among black people, as pride should derive solely from individual accomplishment (or possibly those of family, friends, and nationality). Self-esteem should be internally driven. So those bashing Manny Pacquaio in the spirit of competition, more power to you since that's a different kind of hate. Those bashing him because he isn't Black, shame on you. Honestly, I haven't sensed a lot of that but this post is aimed at being impartial.
Now, to those intimidated by Hopkins' recent exploits, do not worry, it isn't starting some radical revolution so no need to go on a rampage attacking Black people. The fact is that those who do are pathetic low lives with no self esteem. So we have people like "Brutal Honesty" making various threads expressing his hate for Blacks, with surprisingly quite a few supporters. I chalk this up some of the less acculturized, mainly off the boat immigrants who think being racist is a way to fit in in America and also to the low IQed red necks like brutal honesty who don't have a lot of contact with Blacks or where the few they've had were genuinely negative causing them to reinforce the prior prejudice they had and further seclude themselves while spewing the same vitriol on web forums (obviously because it's easier to do than up close and personal).
In summary, yes, African-Americans have made the biggest contributions to boxing. That this would intimidate anyone or ruin their world only means that your self-esteem is based on some racial solidarity and not on your own individual accomplishments, which tells all of us intelligent folk that your real day to day life is pretty darn pathetic.
Congratulations to Bernard Hopkins! -ATG
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